Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KENYON, JOHN S

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1622 1625 1629

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

John S Kenyon is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1622. He has 954 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 79.7. This 79.7 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 954 resolved cases serve as a basis for evaluating prosecution in Art Unit 1622.

The interview lift pct is 18.3. This 18.3 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 18.3 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 1600.

The median days to allowance is 857. This 857 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 857 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history across the 954 resolved cases.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+19.7% vs TC avg
996
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
857
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 954 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
16.0%
§103 Obviousness
42.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18558351 CRYSTAL FORM IV OF ORGANIC ACID SALTS OF MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17934277 Methods Of Treating Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) With Inhibitors Of Protective Loss-Of-Function Genes Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18696753 SURFACTANT STABILIZERS Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
18530467 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS TO SENSITIZE CANCER CELLS TO TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
18560179 LIVER X RECEPTOR MODULATORS Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18396432 MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection University of Maryland, College Park
18560233 COMBINATION THERAPIES Non-Final OA Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
18286677 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING NOVEL SD911 COMPOUND AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF TRANSPLANT REJECTION Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
17777910 TRPM8 MODULATORS Non-Final OA Givaudan SA
18552098 PROPHYLACTIC AGENT OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTHRACYCLINE ANTICANCER AGENT Non-Final OA Kyushu University, National University Corporation
18389356 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPIOID ANTAGONIST DELIVERY Non-Final OA Purdue Pharma L.P.
17798552 SMALL MOLECULE STING ANTAGONISTS Non-Final OA CURADEV PHARMA PVT. LTD.

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